At the movies

Here are some of the movies playing this week at Midway Mall Cinema 9. For complete information, log onto www.midwaycinema9.com.

I Am Number Four

Action/sci-fi/thriller – Rated PG-13

Three are dead. Who is number four? I Am Number Four is a thriller about an extraordinary teen, John Smith, who is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent out to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events – his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others to share his incredible destiny.

• Directed by: D.J. Caruso

• Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand.

• This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language.

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Comedy – Rated PG-13

Big Momma is back – and this time he has big backup, his teenage stepson Trent. Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner and as Turner’s deep-cover alter-ego Big Momma. Turner is joined by Trent as they go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and as hefty coed Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

• Directed by: John Whitesell

• Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Faizon Love.

• This film is rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and brief violence.

Unknown

Drama/mystery/thriller – Rated PG-13

Dr. Marin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity and how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.

• Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra.

• Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella.

• This film is rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content.

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